If Music Could Talk - Nov 27, 2011

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Forgot to post this one a week or two ago.. pulled out some rare 45s from around the world -- most notably these Indonesian vocal trios that I love so much... also featured a rare Vietnamese 45 EP, a Singaporean/Chinese a go-go track, and some old classic Bollywood cuts (also 45s). There's also a killer Peruvian funk track in this set, and some really weird Halloween music too!

If Music Could Talk - Nov 20, 2011 - Old School Hip Hop with an old school friend of mine...

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

repost: OLD 8mm Reel from a harbor in Hong Kong

This is one of my favorite film reels from a weird little phase i went through -buying old film reels and converting them to digital format. I briefly "froze" odd little details (you can see a ship's name, the Sony and Canon factories, and the harbor workers faces as they concentrate on their tasks ) Often I pumped up the saturation where it seemed appropriate and tasteful, and also added musical soundtracks - which I guess brings me the most inspiration. Music really seems to make these random travel films from unknown people take on a new life. There are many others like this on my youtube channel (Tunisia, India, Romania) .. but this one has received alot of comments - especially regarding the first song - so I am posting the album cover for everyone to see here. The band is the legendary Maurice Patton and the Melodians (of Singapore, not Hong Kong). This album was recorded at Singapore's famed Kinetex studios (Listed as Pearl, Dean, and Kinetex) and "Issued by Happy Records Company". The singer is unknown to me, but she is featured on every track. If anyone has any idea who this singer is, please feel free to leave a comment! (Update: the Singer's name is Patrina - thanks to Joseph Pereira, world renowned expert and author of several books and many articles on the Singapore 60s music scene, for that information. He also shared this sad information with me when I asked whether Maurice Patton was still alive: "Maurice was electrocuted while playing onstage and died." That's a really tragic end for such an amazing band leader! I have a 45 recorded much later in Maurice Patton's career that was sold to tourists on a cruise ship that his band had taken residency on. I will post that cover soon too.)

the lyrics to the first song in the film clip are belowthe LP labelthe band, and the singer

Saturday, November 05, 2011

NEXT SATURDAY - Bollywood Night !!

Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Come dance the night away to all the latest hits from Korea.. It's Non-Stop K Pop! (plus, lots of great new sounds from China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and the Philippines) This is gonna be so much fun...

Hollie Cook

Awwwwwesome new vocalist outta london doing dubbed out lovers rock inna fine original roots style... blessed with the voice (and face) of an angel and backed by some truly legendary reggae artists and dub producers -- this is easily one of my favorite albums of 2011.